Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Review 2024

Since the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV is associated with the iconic Mustang sports car, it was inevitable there would be a high performance version. This is it: the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT. But does it live up to the ‘GT’ badge, can it challenge exotic rivals such as the Jaguar I-Pace and Audi Q8 e-tron, and is it worth the extra money over a regular Mustang Mach-E?

Well, the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT certainly looks the part. A different front grille, larger wheels and body-coloured exterior trim give the car a sportier, more assertive look that really appeals. The Ford Performance sports seats look and feel fantastic, too.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT has the power to back up its looks. It uses two electric motors to produce a combined 487PS and a thumping 860Nm of torque. The 0-62mph sprint flashes past in just over four seconds, and the ease with which it can overtake other cars, or accelerate onto a motorway, is quite astonishing.

It’s a fun, rewarding car to drive as well. The steering feels a little odd at first, but you soon get used to it and learn that the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is surprisingly nimble for an SUV, and very trustworthy. The car engages with you, making you feel involved in what’s going on.

The rest of the time, it’s a lovely car to be inside. It’s easy to drive at low speeds and not too big for towns, plus there is an array of parking sensors and cameras. It rides smoothly and quietly, and is very stable on motorways.

Range is a usefully long 304 miles in ideal conditions, so it should manage well over 200 miles reliably in the ‘real world’. Charging times can be pretty quick at a public charging station, although the big 91kWh battery may take a long time to refill at home.

A lot of features are crammed into the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT. The centrepiece is the infotainment system and its 15.5-inch touchscreen display. This offers sat-nav, DAB radio, Bluetooth, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto phone connectivity and much more.

There’s also a Bang & Olufsen audio system, luxurious Sensico leatherette upholstery, electrically-adjustable and heated front seats, a panoramic glass roof and a heated steering wheel. A large suite of driver assistance features make driving as easy and safe as possible.

You pay a high price for all this, at more than £74,000. That’s the same territory as premium-brand competitors from BMW, Jaguar and Mercedes. Fortunately, the Mustang Mach-E GT’s quality, tech and driving experience live up to the price.

There are more affordable versions of the Ford Mustang Mach-E that are arguably more rational choices, but the looks and performance of the GT version undoubtedly have plenty of appeal.

It’s a big vehicle, the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, measuring a smidge over 4.7 metres long, but it offers loads of passenger space. There’s enough room up-front for pretty much anyone to get comfortable. Three adults can fit in the back, although the car’s sloping roofline may mean there isn’t enough headroom for particularly tall passengers.

As a family car, the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT works really well. Kids of all ages should have space to stretch out in the back, and manoeuvring a child seat onto the Isofix mounting points isn’t taxing. Little ones may not be able to see out of the high-set back windows, but the panoramic glass roof gives a great view out and allows in lots of light.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT comes a bit unstuck when it comes to practicality, though. The boot’s 402-litre capacity is smaller than that of pretty much every other SUV of a similar size. Even Ford’s smaller Kuga SUV and Focus estate car have considerably bigger boots.

Still, plenty of families manage with hatchbacks that have less boot space than a Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, so it should be sufficient for most people most of the time. You can always fold the back seats down on those occasions you need to carry really bulky stuff – and it’s easily done, thanks to the large and square opening.  

It’s priced firmly in premium car territory, so the interior of the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT needs to reach the high quality standards expected in that market. Largely, it succeeds in doing so.

The dashboard is covered in several different materials that look good and feel tactile. It’s dominated by the infotainment system’s huge display screen, while the stereo’s soundbar is in a strip across the middle. The electric motor start/stop button is the only one on the dashboard.

There are two clusters of buttons on the steering wheel for stereo and phone functions, plus the cruise control. These are arguably a bit behind the times when other manufacturers use touchpads, but in our experience buttons are much easier to use.

The remaining switches and the steering column stalks are shared with other Ford cars. They look a tad old-fashioned, but are completely intuitive to use and made from high-quality materials.

We must also mention the deeply comfortable and supportive Ford Performance front seats. They hold you in all the right places and shouldn’t cause any aches or pains, even after many hours. The back seats are very comfy, too. All the seats are upholstered in luxurious Sensico leatherette.

Premium brand rivals like the Jaguar I-Pace and Mercedes-Benz EQC do seem a little more luxurious than the Mustang Mach-E GT. Yet the Ford doesn’t leave you feeling short-changed – it’s suitably plush and very well made. 

The infotainment system fitted to the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is the same as that fitted to other Mach-E models. It’s one of the better systems, running Ford’s latest SYNC 4A software, and lives in an enormous 15.5-inch portrait touchscreen.

You’ll find the usual features within the system, including sat-nav, DAB radio and Bluetooth, plus wireless phone connection via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto to use your preferred navigation and entertainment apps. There is all sorts of vehicle information available as well, including the car’s manual.

The air-con controls are found at the bottom of the screen, rather than being buried in a menu. Indeed, you don’t have to do much menu-diving to find most of the features and info.

Big icons, bright and clear graphics and a responsive screen make the system pretty easy to use. Pressing the right icon can be tricky on a bumpy road because there is nothing to rest your hand on in front of the screen. Alternatively, you can use voice commands to call up features and functions. The system receives over-the-air updates, so more things will be added over time.

There’s also a 10.2-inch screen in front of the driver that shows basic driving and vehicle info.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT carries a hefty list price of £74,540. You’re probably thinking that’s a lot of money for a Ford (not that there are any Ford badges visible on the car) but let’s put that price into context.

Key rivals to the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT include the BMW iX3 and Mercedes-Benz EQC. In top-of-the-range form, the BMW costs about £7000 less than the Ford, the Mercedes about £7000 more. Yet neither the BMW or Mercedes offer anything like the same range or performance, so the Mustang starts to look like pretty good value for money.

Discounts are available on pre-registered Ford Mustang Mach-E GTs, but you’ll be doing well to get more than £2000 off the price.

The battery pack fitted to the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT has a usable capacity of 91kWh, giving a range of 304 miles. There are other Mustang Mach-E models with a longer range, but anything more than 300 miles is very good for a large electric SUV.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is compatible with 150kW public rapid chargers and can refill with electricity at a rate of 61 miles every 10 minutes. Recharging the battery from 10 to 80 percent of its capacity takes around 45 minutes. Using a 7.2kWh wallbox charger at home, a full recharge will take more than 10 hours.

If the battery is low on charge, its large size could make a full top-up costly, especially using a public charging station. Other running costs will be very low, though. Private owners don’t have to pay vehicle excise duty (VED, or road tax), and company car benefit-in-kind (BiK) tax rates are quite attractive.

Servicing shouldn’t cost much, as Ford dealerships generally charge very reasonable rates. Ford also provides a three-year or 60,000-mile warranty on the whole car, with the battery pack covered separately for eight years or 100,000 miles.

Many of the Ford Mustang Mach-E’s SUV rivals make the driver feel like they’re simply operating a digital interface. You feel more involved with and connected to the GT.

On a winding country road, it’s entirely stable and predictable. The steering is responsive and has a nice weight to it (although its feel is a bit inconsistent), there’s ample grip from the tyres, and the body stays level in corners thanks to special MagneRide adaptive suspension. On rough roads, you sense the MagneRide dampers are having to work quite hard. Otherwise, it’s very easy to make extremely rapid progress.

In general, the GT is a wonderfully quiet and comfortable car to travel in. The seats are fabulously comfortable, and barely a trace of wind or road noise makes it through to the interior. It’s solid as a rock on motorways and the enormous brakes deliver huge stopping power. It doesn’t feel too big in town, although you can’t really see anything out of the back window. Thankfully, there are many sensors and cameras to assist with parking.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is a very fine car to drive and be a passenger in. It is better than other, cheaper Mustang Mach-E models, though? Not hugely, in truth.

The GT is touted as a high performance model, so it has considerably more power than any other Mustang Mach-E. It uses two electric motors, one each for the front and back axles, which produce a combined 487PS, along with a whopping 860Nm of torque.

That’s enough to propel this 2.2-tonne car from 0-62mph in just 4.4 seconds if you really stand on the throttle pedal. It’s also quite docile and easy to trickle around at low speeds in town.

Where the power, and particularly the torque, become useful is when you need to overtake or join a motorway. The GT can zap from, say, 40mph to 70mph very rapidly indeed. Its top speed is limited to 124mph.

Dual electric motors mean the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT has all-wheel-drive, although it wouldn’t get very far off-road. Rather, all-wheel-drive is better able to safely handle the car’s considerable power.

Safety experts Euro NCAP awarded the Ford Mustang Mach-E a full five-star rating. It scored particularly high marks for protecting adult and child occupants in a crash, with marks of 92 percent and 86 percent respectively.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is fitted with a lot of active safety features. They include automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, blind-spot monitoring and front and rear cross-traffic alert.

Although a towbar can be fitted to the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, it’s only cleared to tow 750kg. That’s enough for a couple of sailing dinghies or jet skis, but the vast majority of caravans are off the cards. Perhaps the best use for a towbar on the GT would be for mounting a bicycle rack.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT is a single model in the Mustang Mach-E range. It sits at the top as the high-performance flagship.

As such, the GT comes absolutely loaded with standard features. We’ll start with the infotainment system, which has a 15.5-inch portrait touchscreen display, sat-nav, a DAB radio, Bluetooth and wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto smartphone connectivity. You can also access all sorts of vehicle information and online services.

The stereo is a Bang & Olufsen system with 10 speakers – including a sound bar built into the dashboard – that sounds absolutely fabulous. There’s also a wireless phone charging pad.

Comfort features include dual-zone air conditioning, electrically-adjustable and heated front seats with lumbar support, a heated steering wheel and windscreen, Sensico leatherette seat upholstery, keyless entry and start, a hands-free tailgate and adaptive suspension. A fixed panoramic glass roof brightens up the interior.

There are loads of driver assistance features. Highlights include adaptive cruise control that can move the car along in stop-start traffic, front and rear parking sensors, a 360-degree camera system, lane-keeping assist, blind-spot monitoring and cross-traffic alert.    

There are also some unique styling touches that mark out the GT from the rest of the Ford Mustang Mach-E range. These include a unique front grille design, 20-inch alloy wheels and high-performance Brembo brakes with red callipers. The cladding around the lower edge of the car is finished in the body colour (rather than black) and there are fantastically comfortable Ford Performance front seats inside.